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...final version on Tuesday. The resolution now has to be passed by the Lebanese government and ratified by parliament before taking effect. Then there are other potential blocks to the adoption of the resolution: Nabih Berri, the Speaker of parliament and an ally of Hizballah, could delay calling a session to vote on the resolution, which requires a simple majority to pass. Then again, President Lahoud could freeze passage by simply refusing to sign the bill...
...answered questions about federal jurisdiction; and Hauser Professor of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Ryan Goodman, whose arguments on Common Article III of the Geneva Convention were ultimately adopted by the Court. Katyal said that Tribe and Meltzer helped him practice before the actual oral arguments. After one session in which Tribe told him that his case was strong substantively but his performance a bit weak, Katyal hired a former “Cheers” actor for stage training. “The guy came in and said, ‘Practice your oral argument in front...
...England players practice in the Sydney Cricket Ground nets. From Leeds but a Sydney resident since 1992, Gill will spend the summer as part of the Barmy Army, the relentlessly merry 30,000-strong force of traveling England supporters. There's a lot to like about the tourists' session. Despite a long layoff due to injury, Flintoff's bowling looks as lively as ever. Perfectly balanced over his bat, his work devoid of superfluous movement, Andrew Strauss looks impregnable against all comers. A sense of harmony prevails. But Gill sounds so pessimistic about England's chances that you could start...
...admission, apparently for the first time, that he agreed with then-Army Chief of Staff Eric Shinseki that there should have been more U.S. troops in Iraq in 2003. Abizaid, who has been increasingly criticized within the military as too cautious and too political, spent the rest of the session defending his view that no more U.S. troops are needed in Iraq now. Abizaid offered nothing new despite the fact that the American view of Iraq has changed dramatically with the election results in the past week. The senators, searching for political cover, needed him to respond. Another Democrat, incoming...
...mark when Hunt got her stick on a rebound during a 5-on-3 power play.With 3:22 left in regulation and both teams playing down a man, Sifers turned a potential mistake into the goal that evened the score at three and forced the game into an extra session.“We actually only had three people on the ice because of a bench problem,” Sifers said. “Liza Solley fired a pass across, and I extended my arm out.” Sifers got just enough of her stick on Solley?...